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Alan King enjoys fine season as Yanworth warms upThe Wiltshire trainer Alan King has already had more winners than in any of the past seven seasons, with the two major jumps festivals still to come -
Handicapper says Irish runners fairly treated in Grand NationalBritain’s senior handicapper, Phil Smith has offered a robust defence of the Grand National weights he published this week following criticism by a leading Irish owner
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More Of That back flying and may have grand designsJonjo O’Neill’s chaser More Of That, revitalised after a wind operation, could be earmarked for the Grand National not the Cheltenham Gold Cup
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More shots fired over Grand National weights, plus Friday tipsRyanair boss Michael O’Leary has made it clear that he does not see Don Poli running in the Grand National this year after a row over the weight he must carry
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Grand National reaction and Wednesday tipsGordon Elliott and Michael O’Leary have some talking to do before settling plans for the big spring steeplechases
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The Joy of Six: Valentine's Day sporting massacresFrom Sugar Ray Robinson v Jake LaMotta to Bowie Race Track, a date traditionally associated with romance has a history of sporting slaughter
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It took me 25 years to get this picture: how I took my prize-winning Grand National shotPhotographer Tom Jenkins had been putting cameras at the race’s notorious Chair fence for a quarter of a century before he captured flying jockey Nina Carberry
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Racing news and tips: Outlander’s name nailed to Cheltenham Gold Cup mastGordon Elliott and the owner Michael O’Leary consider Outlander to be their ‘superior’ 2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup contender
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Racing news and tips: Sizing John proves too strong in Irish Gold CupThe Irish Gold Cup was won by Sizing Europe who was a memorable victor for his trainer, Jessica Harrington, as he was the first horse she had saddled in the Grade One chase at Leopardstown
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